Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive204% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XF4NJ
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '18 at 02:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 1950X-$225
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 57.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 222
69% 130 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 865
77% 654 Pts
64-Core 2,396
148% 2,396 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 181
Parallax 172
137% 174 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 167
Splatting 123
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
909GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 1167 1149 1156 1185 1180 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,804
Write 1,460
Mixed 950
SusWrite 1163
301% 1,344 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 50.7
164% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 222
162% 211 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 204%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 199 199 199 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 193
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 199
107% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 29.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 28
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Area-51 R3 Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $756
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